material > of consequence, important

7 Yet should they be most famous monuments 8 And brave example, both of martial

brave > splendid example > example; model

9 And civil rule, to kings and states imperial.

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After all these Elficleos did rayne,
2 The wise Elficleos in great Maiestie,
Who mightily that scepter did sustayne,
4 And with rich spoiles and famous victorie,
Did high aduaunce the crowne of Faery:
6 He left two sonnes, of which faire Elferon
The eldest brother did vntimely dy;
8 Whose emptie place the mightie Oberon
Doubly supplide, in spousall, and dominion.

1 After all these Elficleos did reign, 2 The wise Elficleos in great majesty, 3 Who mightily that sceptre did sustain, 4 And with rich spoils and famous victory, 5 Did high advance the crown of Faery:

crown > rule

6 He left two sons, of which fair Elferon 7 (The elder brother) did untimely die; 8 Whose empty place the mighty Oberon

Oberon > (He first appears in the 13th-century romance Huon de Bordeaux, and later in A Midsummer-night's Dream. As the reputed son of Julius Caesar and Morgan le Fay, King Oberon provides the link between the classical world and Arthur's line. Elizabeth's conflation with Gloriana is thus rendered complete)